A moderate south-westerly established during a largely overcast day. Seawatching highlights included a dark-bellied Brent Goose south, a male Hen Harrier also flying south and two Bonxies.
A Hume’s Warbler was discovered in willows at the ‘roadside pool’ along Lighthouse Road; viewed from the roadside 100m west of Old Fall Steps. Another new arrival was a Little Bunting in the wild bird cover crop south of Whelkie Wynds. Single Pallas’s Warbler and Firecrest were present in South Landing, where a Short-eared Owl was also recorded. Other sightings included 11 Tundra Bean Geese, three Jack Snipe, a Water Rail, one Swallow, a Twite and six Lapland Buntings.
